Assembly Actions -
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May 28, 2014 |
held for consideration in judiciary |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to judiciary |
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A6406
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KATZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Gary Finch
multi-Sponsors
Clifford Crouch
Stephen Hawley
Peter Lopez
Claudia Tenney
2013-A6406 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Family Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§821-a, 823, 832 & 833, Fam Ct Act; amd §§530.12 & 530.11, CP L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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A2564
2013-A6406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6406 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 26, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KATZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the family court act and the criminal procedure law, in relation to preventing intimidation in all order of protection proceedings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 821-a of the family court act, as added by chapter 222 of the laws of 1994, is amended to to read as follows: 1. Upon the filing of a petition under this article, the court shall advise the petitioner of the right to retain legal representation [or], if [indigent,] INDIGENT the right to have counsel appointed pursuant to section two hundred sixty-two of this act AND THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY AGAINST THE RESPONDENT AT ANY HEARING BY VIDEO-CONFERENCE. S 2. Subdivision (a) of section 823 of the family court act is amended to read as follows: (a) Rules of court may authorize the probation service (i) to confer with any person seeking to file a petition, the poten- tial petitioner and other interested persons concerning the advisability of filing a petition under this article, [and] (ii) to attempt through conciliation and agreement informally to adjust suitable cases before a petition is filed over which the court apparently would have jurisdiction, AND (III) TO ADVISE THE PETITIONER THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY AGAINST THE RESPONDENT AT ANY HEARING BY VIDEO-CONFERENCE. S 3. Section 832 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 529 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows: S 832. [Definition of "fact-finding hearing"] FACT-FINDING HEARING. When used in this article, "fact-finding hearing" means a hearing to determine whether the allegations of a petition under section eight EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09488-01-3
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